I love cheese. Especially extra mature cheddar. But I love the fact that we have so many types of cheese and will try them. There is a farm just outside Exeter who makes traditional cloth bound cheese. The company is called Quickes and they make my favourite type of cheese. They do have an online shop now which is good. But I adore cheese and like several types of it.
Had you heard of the Rachel cheese I tried in this video? With your name, I think you must try it! Plus, it was tasty... so I highly recommend :-) We are just about to leave Devon now and head to Cornwall... sorry I didn't hear about the cheese company in time to try it. Next time I'm in Devon hopefully I can try Quickes. The local cheese where we are now comes from Okehampton. Thanks for your comment! Always nice to meet another cheese fan!❤
I agree! He’s a total rockstar! I filmed this video in January 2020, before Covid. But he is still there and I enjoy going to visit the shop and say hello whenever I’m in the area.💖
Shires are counties. In medieval times, the Shire-reeve....well, here it is...The modern office of sheriff in the United States descends from a one-thousand-year-old English tradition: a "shire-reeve" (shire-keeper) is the oldest appointment of the English crown. Because county governments were typically the first established units of government in newly settled American territories, sheriffs were among the first elected public officials in an area and thus developed a leading role in local law enforcement.
How come Gloucester has to be made in Gloucester etc , BUT cheddar can be made any where else !!!! Why can yanks make a cheese and call it cheddar and get away with it !!! Even if its orange and taste like soap !!!!
Very good questions indeed. I guess the folks managing the "Double Gloucester" trademark did a better job protecting it than the Cheddar folks. What a shame. On a related note, I hope to visit Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole this summer! I love Wookey Hole cheese... yum! Thanks for your comment. Cheers! XX Dara
The funny thing is that I filmed this several weeks before the pandemic was a thing. I was glad I did it at that time, because I wouldn't have had the chance for a few years afterwards! British cheese has so many traditional, wonderful cheeses. It's kind of a timeless video. Although I hope I have improved my editing skills since then! Lol😂
I know, right?! Honestly I forgot about the Monty Python cheese shop sketch when I did this video. Also, I hadn't learned how to integrate clips yet, as I was VERY new to learning video editing. I did sneak a bit of MP into my Clovelly video though: th-cam.com/video/TFwSWJiJ43Y/w-d-xo.html
Cheddar with chives love it . Great video as ever . Slightly off putting was the advert between viewing about toenail . Made me smile when you said something smelling of old trainers . Swansea Market. .. a must see . Love all the videos
Oh my goodness! I absolutely hate it when TH-cam shows me toenail fungus ads and earwax ads! You are right it is totally unappetising! 🤢 Thanks so much for watching this video! We actually went into the cheese Works yesterday to say hello to Izaak. I was glad to see that he’s still there over two years later! Have a good bank holiday weekend!💜👑
Thanks for watching! Yes, he is the cutest cheese encyclopedia ever! Every time I go back to the shop, I always learn more and discover more delicious cheeses!
Absolutely loved the cheese tasting , and apparently the UK has more varieties of cheese than France ! The shop carried a lot of local specialities, but there are soooooo many more to discover, wensleydale , Lancashire, Cheshire, are good examples of delicious crumbly varieties 😋😋😋
I did have Wensleydale there... but I need to try Cheshire... and definitely Lancashire! Eating new varieties of cheese is something I look forward to eat visit! Thanks for your comment ... it is a fabulous shop! I went back in September for another visit, and am committed to shopping there on all future trips to Cheltenham!❤️🧀
I made an Instagram friend who is going to hopefully come visit us next time we are in Cheltenham. And she loves cheese, so we will definitely be going there... and best of all? Her name is RACHEL! Now, we need to talk about when you are going to come visit us in Cheltenham... for real! Get that vaccine and let's plan a trip!!!
It’s why I could NEVER be a vegan. A world without cheese would be a joyless world. My own personal favourite IS Cornish yarg as I live in Cornwall and have had the original. Party in my mouth it was.
I like Red Leicester, Feta (made in Greece), Wensleydale (made in Hawes Yorkshire, i visited the creamery when I was younger a few times), Brie ( made in France) and mild cheddar.
On a previous video I mentioned the Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes. You chose one for your cheese board. They have many others you will not have heard of. I don't know the precise internet address, but putting in their name will give you all the videos. Have fun. JOE.
Thanks so much! This is one of the first videos I made in England after I started my channel. Such a fun day! I still stop by this cheese shop and visit those guys. I actually went in on my wedding anniversary in July and both Izaak and Ryan were there working. I was buying Caerphilly cheese to go visit Caerphilly castle with my husband and sons!
It is one of my favourite topics too! MORE CHEESE, GROMIT!! I hope you check out some of my other cheesy videos... I'm hoping to get to Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole this summer to add to my collection ;-) Cheers! XX Dara
Dara,This video is my very favorite. It caused me to do some cheese searching of my own. I know I will not find anything as good as you have in England, but where can I find a good variety of good cheeses over here?
Hi Tom! They are expensive, but both Whole Foods and Central Market have a nice selection of imported cheeses! You will definitely see some of the ones mentioned in this video ;-) I'm so glad I was able to film this a month before covid! Thankfully, the cheese shop has survived the pandemic!! I visited a couple times this summer.
I think Stephen Merchant is hilarious, but not nearly as good looking as Izaak… who indeed is a cheese genius! Thanks for watching this cheese tasting video. It’s an old one, but one of my favourites. Please be sure to watch my sticky toffee cheese taste test this coming Tuesday! It is a VERY fun video, I promise 😉👍. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment! Dara
I feel so informed about one of my very favorite topics! And now I immediately need a piece of that cheese from Lille, because who doesn’t love a quirky cheese?? Favorite word to describe a cheese I’ve ever heard.
Haha, sorry about that! We just filmed a really fun cheese taste test yesterday… some very unusual British cheeses. Hopefully I’ll get that posted in the next couple weeks.🤞
Great video and very informative on how to construct a cheese board. I am curious to know , was it a with your friends? and what was the favourite cheese from the selection ?
I was supposed to be enjoying the cheeseboard with my family. Unfortunately, I came down with the nasty head cold that weekend when we were supposed to get together! So, the lovely cheeses were given to friends from church in Cheltenham. They thoroughly enjoyed them! I kept the brie for myself and enjoyed every last morsel! As a follow-up to this video, I returned to the Cheeseworks in September with my husband, to introduce him to Isaak and buy some cheese. We discovered a new cheddar that was delicious called Isle of Mull. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment ❤️
Melted cheese is my love language! I did a taste test video when my American friend came to visit and we tasted Cheshire cheese. Along with sticky toffee pudding cheese! That was interesting.
@@alneal100 yes, I am in love with sticky toffee pudding. And I'm obsessed with cheese! So when I found out there was a sticky toffee cheese, of course I had to try it!
Yes you must try the cranberry Wensleydale and watch Wallace & Grommet! The beautiful necklace and earrings were a Christmas gift from my very thoughtful son ❤️
Hi Dara. Have you tried Welsh Rarebit? No rabbit! It's grated cheese mixed with a splash of Worcester Sauce and a little mustard. All mixed together on a low heat then spread over a slice of crusty bread toasted on one side and grilled until it bubbles and just darkens in parts. Traditionally made a meal in Wales when you couldn't afford meat (rabbit).
@@MagentaOtterTravelsOften available as Pub Grub but the last time I bought one was at the Bistro in a M&S on the outskirts of Cardiff. It came with some UK pickled beetroot with chunky fries as an option
@@petersymonds4975 Welsh Rarebit is actually made with butter and flour into a Roux or a Panada, then beer is added to make a really thick sauce, then Cheddar Cheese, Worcestershire sauce, English mustard and pepper are added, this is then spread on the one sided toast and grilled until hot and bubbly. This is the proper way to make it. It should "Puff" up due to the roux mixture and should be creamy in texture. Obviously this is more work than the way you do it but otherwise its just cheese on toast. With all due respect.
@@MagentaOtterTravels I tried it a few years ago, it was very nice. I love a vintage Stilton and Danish Blue too. Have you tried Dolcelatte? It’s an Italian soft blue.
Perfect description of Stinking Bishop; tastes delicious but smells like like a stinky shoe. Based on the fantastic selection, this must be one of the best cheese shops in the UK. Vivat blue cheeses and a good port.
I lived in Berkshire and didn't know they made a soft cheese there. Well, I'm going to have to check that out next year. And I love cheese, too! My favorite food!
Great question!! I didn't know about the Monty Python cheese shop sketch until after I filmed this video. I watched it and found it HILARIOUS! Thanks so much for watching. I hope you subscribe and stick around for more cheesiness ;-) Cheers! Dara
I agree! I’m so glad I was able to film this video before the pandemic! It was really fun tasting all the cheeses, and Izaak is quite the cheese encyclopedia!!
I love cheese, too. I like a strong cheese, but not one that tastes like old sweat socks or manure. My dad used to say that Lynburger Cheese (and I don’t know if I spelled it right) was made by aging it under a pile of manure. Anyway, I like a good blue cheese, a very sharp cheddar, and a strong and/or sharp Swiss. I wish I knew more and was brave enough to try more cheeses. Right now they only cause my sinuses to have more problems.
That’s so funny, because my mother told me about the fact that Limburger was the smelliest cheese in the world when I was a little girl! I grew up in northern Illinois, and we frequently visited Wisconsin and ate cheese from the various cheese factories around. So fun! 🧀
I am a big cheese lover. My favourite is Wensleydale with cranberries. I live quite close to where the Nottinghamshire Stiltons are made but have never really been a fan although it do like the Beauvale and other blue cheeses. Once went to a little food store in the Caribbean and found Cropwell Bishop Stilton. Guess it must travel well.
That’s funny! Yes, a long way for that cheese to travel! Wensleydale with cranberries is one of the few good British cheeses that we can get easily in the US! 😋 be sure to watch today’s cheese tasting video! It’s pretty funny. And might have some thing new you will want to try th-cam.com/video/6kLQ9jY-rhU/w-d-xo.html
I would love to try the Waterloo, the Brie. Stilton is the only blue cheese I eat so bring that on as well! Fascinating knowledge on the various cheeses. How great it would be to walk into the shop as you did and have an in depth discussion before buying anything. If I still lived in the UK (I moved to Turkey) I think a trip to Cheltenham would be necessary!
Thanks for watching and commenting! I didn't even know Stilton was a blue cheese before my visit, so it was a great learning experience for me! I can't wait to go back :-) What is it like living in Turkey?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hot during the summer, cold in the winter! I live on the Mediterranean coast so we get the best weather. People are very friendly (so long as you are) and everything is pretty relaxed. A lot of Turks have little idea on how to drive but once all the tourists go home it can be very pleasant driving around. Compared to the UK and probably the USA it can all seem a bit chaotic and of course the language can be a problem (you need to be good at charades hen shopping sometimes). Lived here 12 years and no regrets or second thoughts!!
A presentable young man who knows his cheeses but on three separate occasions probably due to nerves being filmed scratched his nose ear and face then continued to handle the cheeses. Even before covid19 that’s a no no.
It's OK to be a purist. I respect that. Some folks were upset by the Sticky Toffee Puddings with bananas and whatnot in them. Just like some people don't like fruit in their scones. Personal preference. I found out yesterday there is a sticky toffee pudding type of cheese... now THAT is something I don't want in my cheese! haha
@@MagentaOtterTravels And I support that statement wholeheartedly..😂👍" and yes you have a point about the cheese..but I like the savouriness of the cheese as a counterpoint to what ever the accompaniment is with it.. it is good to be different though..I love a strong cheddar or Wensleydale with a rich fruitcake...ie Christmas cake.. a very Northern/ Yorkshire thing.. 😊
@@Ionabrodie69 oh yes! I have heard of that from other Yorkshire natives. I would probably like that if I didn’t despise fruitcake… LOL sorry… typical American 😆😬
Why hello! thank you for your comment. I’m always so excited to hear from a fellow Cheltonian! This cheese shop is amazing and Izaak is brilliant! I hope you have the chance to visit sometime. I’m back home in Texas now, but we lived in our flat in Cheltenham this summer. I filmed a lot of content about Cheltenham, as well as the Cotswolds. I will be doing a Cotswolds series and also a Cheltenham series in the coming months. I hope you subscribe and stick around! Also, next Friday’s video about Knaresborough is I’m going to be pretty great❤️. Cheers XX Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels I was in Cheltenham before CheeseWorks, but I love cheese too. We recently went to a cheese factory in Monroe, WI owned by a guy from Switzerland. He also has an award winning cheese.
@@MagentaOtterTravels i live in Cheshire and absolutely love Cheshire cheese crumbled into a beat egg add black pepper and chives melt in microwave and spread on crumpets delicious.
Try some hard cheese, Cheshire, Wensleydale or Crumbly Lancashire cheese, on Maltloaf or what seems to be a 'Yorkshire thing' on a slice of fruit cake,,you will be amazed!
Oh, that does sound delicious! Have you seen my video from June when I made Yorkshire puddings with my friend in Yorkshire? It was pretty epic 😂 th-cam.com/video/0lJSiXaBp5c/w-d-xo.html
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, and 10/10 for the Yorkshire puddings! Not sure if its unique to Yorkshire, but we tend to put cheese on top of crumpets, fruit cake and Soreen maltloaf, great on top of hot buttered crumpets!
At the moment I am back in Texas, and far away from my favourite cheese shop in Cheltenham, sadly! However, I have kept several wooden boards in my flat in Cheltenham so that I can have cheese parties frequently during the summer with friends and family 💖
I love regional cheeses! We have spent a lot of time in Herefordshire, and Ian's ancestors are from Birmingham. We need to make it to Leicester some day for a visit. What county do you live in now?
At Christmas time working in the coal mine I used to make a sandwich consisting of a slice of Christmas cake a slice of cheese and half a apple sliced, the mine is no longer open but my memory of that delicious sandwich lives on.
That does sound lovely and interesting! I had to look up Christmas cake to see what that is! Fruit cake, right? Here is my American version of my favourite holiday sandwich.... Thanksgiving leftovers of sliced roast turkey breast, stuffing, cranberry sauce and lots of mayonnaise on the bread. Delicious! Now I'm hungry!! Thanks for your comment. Where did you work the mines? I've been curious about mining ever since visiting Cornwall...
@@MagentaOtterTravels I am thinking about re-opening the coal just so as i could take your delicious sounding sandwich underground with me I would probably have to share it with the multitude of mice that lived in the mine but Thanksgiving and Christmas are times for sharing right ?, I worked in the Durham coalfield a few hundred miles North of beatiful Cornwall where they mainly mined tin.
I could stay in there all day, love the Wensleydale with Cranberries and any smoked cheese...I had a pear cheese once and an apple cheese which I loved , always think apples and pears go well with cheese 😋😋💕
Yes, apples and cheese are lovely together! Growing up we put grated cheddar on applesauce! I know that is weird.... In some regions of the US you might get served a slice of cheddar with hot apple pie as well!
@@MagentaOtterTravels always have slices of apple on my cheeseboard, good with grapes as well....pears I love with little gem lettuce, sweet baby tomatoes, cucumber and walnuts drizzled kin ranch sauce mixed with olive oil 😋💕
How fun! I just love cheese shops - all the different shapes, colors, and labels and of course the samples. I wish we had a cheese shop closer to where we live.
Me too! I can go to Whole Foods or Central Market here in Texas but they are not close by and OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive for good cheese! I loved the fact you shared about how many types of cheese there are in Britain. It really is astonishing! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! - Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels we also go to Whole Foods ($$$) and even our Safeway has a decent selection. My favorite though is the Cheese Shop in Carmel. Hundreds of cheeses to choose from. Always stop when we vacation there.
@@MagentaOtterTravels I actually went to buy some today where i always get mine but none there. They had two other types instead that looked the same, maybe supermarket branding only? Blue Shropshire and Barnstone Blue. Unfortunately although i can buy a lot of local cheeses and a few like mentioned above there isnt a specialist independent shop doing an extensive national range near me.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Izaak definitely took me to "cheese school" that day and I learnt so much! I'm just grateful I had that opportunity a month before this wretched pandemic started! I hope you continue to watch other videos on my channel. I put a lot of work into making my Gloucester Cathedral video really "educational" as well as fun. I hope you check it out! th-cam.com/video/GfvmkhQowh8/w-d-xo.html Cheers! XX Dara
England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses. Cheddar Cheese was first made in the town of Cheddar in 1170 so Cheddar Cheese is 852 years old!
Wow I bet it’s gotten really moldy in that amount of time! By the way, I am going to visit Cheddar Gorge in a couple weeks and I’m very excited about it!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yeah its now known as Blue Cheddar 🤣🤣 You'll love the Gorge, do pick a nice day when it's sunny and hot for the best experience though. I used to work in the Cheddar Cheese Cafe in the summer when I was 16 for my boss of the private school I used to work in, in Clevedon. During my lunch hours I would regularly walk up and down the Gorge and enjoy the sunshine. It's such a lovely place imo. Axbridge is also a quaint little place if you're driving through, I used to stay at my bosses house there. There's some lovely little lakes nearby that are worth a visit if you have time to kill. Maybe one day you'll visit WSM... Lol!!! Although there's not much here apart from the beach and the pier.
@@OblivionGate We have the week all scheduled out and have made appointments with various people were meeting up with. So, I won’t have time to kill, and I won’t be able to work around the weather. I’m just expecting it to be sunny! Lol As for WSM, I have a secret plan to go there next week, but Ian is not in agreement, so we’ll see how that goes… 😉
Not since I have had a TH-cam channel! Unfortunately, my husband is not as much of a cheese freak as I am! But next summer when my friend comes to visit, I hope we can visit cheddar gorge and Wookey hole! Have you seen my visit to the cheese vending machine in Devon? th-cam.com/video/VNUWvpMTc3w/w-d-xo.html
you must go to an english food feastival ludlow is one of my faverits its in the grounds of a medieval castle there are hundreds of different cheeses and ciders plus lots of other food
Yeah, I was such a newb that I was working with the wrong audio equipment and my approach was all wrong. It was one of the first videos I shot with other people! Sorry about the lousy sound quality😬
Yes, Isaak could be a cheese professor! I was grateful for his tutorial! And SO grateful that I shot this video when I did... not knowing a global pandemic was about to hit a month later!!! Now I couldn't do that same cheese tasting. Thanks for your comment! I hope you subscribe for unlimited cheesiness on my channel! Cheers! XX Dara
I love cheese. Especially extra mature cheddar. But I love the fact that we have so many types of cheese and will try them.
There is a farm just outside Exeter who makes traditional cloth bound cheese. The company is called Quickes and they make my favourite type of cheese. They do have an online shop now which is good.
But I adore cheese and like several types of it.
Had you heard of the Rachel cheese I tried in this video? With your name, I think you must try it! Plus, it was tasty... so I highly recommend :-)
We are just about to leave Devon now and head to Cornwall... sorry I didn't hear about the cheese company in time to try it. Next time I'm in Devon hopefully I can try Quickes. The local cheese where we are now comes from Okehampton. Thanks for your comment! Always nice to meet another cheese fan!❤
Visited this shop at least 25 years ago and bought Stinking Bishop and others, all great. The shop stayed in my mind ever since!
It's nice to see a shop where they really know their products.
Steve Gray yes indeed! I even stopped by yesterday for a visit right before we left for Heathrow😉
I'm a cheese lover too and this video was amazing. Will have to visit that shop at some point. The young manager is so knowledgeable. I'm hungry now.
Issac deserves an award for that service. Outstanding
I agree! He’s a total rockstar! I filmed this video in January 2020, before Covid. But he is still there and I enjoy going to visit the shop and say hello whenever I’m in the area.💖
What a lovely guy....
THE BEST! So friendly and helpful and knows everything about cheese!🧀
"wearing my stretchy pants" is probably not a phrase one would wish to use in Britain
I know right?! You can tell I was not fully assimilated yet 🤣... I filmed this in January 2020
Shires are counties. In medieval times, the Shire-reeve....well, here it is...The modern office of sheriff in the United States descends from a one-thousand-year-old English tradition: a "shire-reeve" (shire-keeper) is the oldest appointment of the English crown. Because county governments were typically the first established units of government in newly settled American territories, sheriffs were among the first elected public officials in an area and thus developed a leading role in local law enforcement.
That is so interesting! Thanks so much for sharing that background info 👍 Cheers! Dara
How come Gloucester has to be made in Gloucester etc , BUT cheddar can be made any where else !!!! Why can yanks make a cheese and call it cheddar and get away with it !!! Even if its orange and taste like soap !!!!
Very good questions indeed. I guess the folks managing the "Double Gloucester" trademark did a better job protecting it than the Cheddar folks. What a shame.
On a related note, I hope to visit Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole this summer! I love Wookey Hole cheese... yum!
Thanks for your comment. Cheers! XX Dara
Loved seeing all of the different local cheeses. Such a great shop! Nothing like it in Texas for sure!
If this shop were in Texas, my cheese consumption would be dangerously high! LOL
What a fabulous video, 4 years ago!
The funny thing is that I filmed this several weeks before the pandemic was a thing. I was glad I did it at that time, because I wouldn't have had the chance for a few years afterwards! British cheese has so many traditional, wonderful cheeses. It's kind of a timeless video. Although I hope I have improved my editing skills since then! Lol😂
You will be back in Texas by the time you read this. A pity really, England can always use more beautiful ladies.
Steve Gray Ha ha, well I don’t know about that! But we will be coming back next year to spend the whole summer!🙌🙌
@charlie cheeseface 😁
@charlie cheeseface good point!!🤨
Disappointed not to see John Cleese and Michael Palin.
I know, right?! Honestly I forgot about the Monty Python cheese shop sketch when I did this video. Also, I hadn't learned how to integrate clips yet, as I was VERY new to learning video editing. I did sneak a bit of MP into my Clovelly video though: th-cam.com/video/TFwSWJiJ43Y/w-d-xo.html
Well done Isaac.
Tony Wilkinson he’s a cheese genius!🧀
Cheddar with chives love it . Great video as ever . Slightly off putting was the advert between viewing about toenail . Made me smile when you said something smelling of old trainers . Swansea Market. .. a must see . Love all the videos
Oh my goodness! I absolutely hate it when TH-cam shows me toenail fungus ads and earwax ads! You are right it is totally unappetising! 🤢
Thanks so much for watching this video! We actually went into the cheese Works yesterday to say hello to Izaak. I was glad to see that he’s still there over two years later! Have a good bank holiday weekend!💜👑
Wow! Izaak gave us a wonderful education on English cheese! Love this video! ~Cara😊
Thanks for watching! Yes, he is the cutest cheese encyclopedia ever! Every time I go back to the shop, I always learn more and discover more delicious cheeses!
Have you ever (even back in the day) had American spray cheese in a can???😅😅😅😅😅😅 Probably the opposite of all these cheeses!!
It is an abomination! One of the worst American "foods" in existence!
Absolutely loved the cheese tasting , and apparently the UK has more varieties of cheese than France ! The shop carried a lot of local specialities, but there are soooooo many more to discover, wensleydale , Lancashire, Cheshire, are good examples of delicious crumbly varieties 😋😋😋
I did have Wensleydale there... but I need to try Cheshire... and definitely Lancashire! Eating new varieties of cheese is something I look forward to eat visit! Thanks for your comment ... it is a fabulous shop! I went back in September for another visit, and am committed to shopping there on all future trips to Cheltenham!❤️🧀
Lancashire creamy! 😋
There is more different cheeses in the UK than in france , at the moment there is close to 700 available
@@lawrenceglaister4364 England has over 700 different cheeses and if you include the whole of the UK it's over 750.
@@OblivionGate cheers OG, didn't want to go ott as would get told off lol
Cheese selection is amazing... for a laugh, have a look at Monty Python's version of a typical British Cheese Shop.. Hilarious!!
Yes, I love that sketch! I've been watching a lot of really old Monty Python sketches recently. 🤣
The Rachel !!!!!i love it !!! I’m absolutely going to eat cheese 🧀 next time we visit Cheltenham!
I made an Instagram friend who is going to hopefully come visit us next time we are in Cheltenham. And she loves cheese, so we will definitely be going there... and best of all? Her name is RACHEL!
Now, we need to talk about when you are going to come visit us in Cheltenham... for real! Get that vaccine and let's plan a trip!!!
It’s why I could NEVER be a vegan.
A world without cheese would be a joyless world.
My own personal favourite IS Cornish yarg as I live in Cornwall and have had the original.
Party in my mouth it was.
Yes, I am with you on that! I can easily be vegetarian, but for me vegan would be unthinkable…
I like Red Leicester, Feta (made in Greece), Wensleydale (made in Hawes Yorkshire, i visited the creamery when I was younger a few times), Brie ( made in France) and mild cheddar.
They are all delicious! Good choices!
On a previous video I mentioned the Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes. You chose one for your cheese board. They have many others you will not have heard of. I don't know the precise internet address, but putting in their name will give you all the videos. Have fun. JOE.
Thanks so much! This is one of the first videos I made in England after I started my channel. Such a fun day! I still stop by this cheese shop and visit those guys. I actually went in on my wedding anniversary in July and both Izaak and Ryan were there working. I was buying Caerphilly cheese to go visit Caerphilly castle with my husband and sons!
All the marooned Benjamin - "Ben Gunn" thought about on 'Treasure island' - Cheese ! Cheese !
It is one of my favourite topics too! MORE CHEESE, GROMIT!! I hope you check out some of my other cheesy videos... I'm hoping to get to Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole this summer to add to my collection ;-) Cheers! XX Dara
Dara,This video is my very favorite. It caused me to do some cheese searching of my own. I know I will not find anything as good as you have in England, but where can I find a good variety of good cheeses over here?
Hi Tom! They are expensive, but both Whole Foods and Central Market have a nice selection of imported cheeses! You will definitely see some of the ones mentioned in this video ;-) I'm so glad I was able to film this a month before covid! Thankfully, the cheese shop has survived the pandemic!! I visited a couple times this summer.
He is the spitting image of Ricky Gervais' mate, Stephen Merchant. He is a true expert on cheese.
I think Stephen Merchant is hilarious, but not nearly as good looking as Izaak… who indeed is a cheese genius!
Thanks for watching this cheese tasting video. It’s an old one, but one of my favourites. Please be sure to watch my sticky toffee cheese taste test this coming Tuesday! It is a VERY fun video, I promise 😉👍. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment! Dara
All that cheese!!! OMG... Dara, don't do this...I am getting up and looking for cheese...Cheese tasting ...at Cheltenham.
Hahahaha... I LOVE me some cheese ;-)
I feel so informed about one of my very favorite topics! And now I immediately need a piece of that cheese from Lille, because who doesn’t love a quirky cheese?? Favorite word to describe a cheese I’ve ever heard.
I agree! Izaak was very convincing!
Loved this, I learnt so much, and now have a great hunger :)
Haha, sorry about that! We just filmed a really fun cheese taste test yesterday… some very unusual British cheeses. Hopefully I’ll get that posted in the next couple weeks.🤞
You were like a kid in a sweet shop, just give me extra mature cheddar and some Branston 🧀👍
wencire one haha exactly! Although, I would love some mature cheddar and Branston on granary bread also!👍
Nice choice of different cheese yum, lucky guests.
Thanks so much! I was grateful to get to film this a month or so before the pandemic! ;-) Cheers! Dara
Try Shropshire blue!!
Sounds good!
Great video and very informative on how to construct a cheese board. I am curious to know , was it a with your friends? and what was the favourite cheese from the selection ?
I was supposed to be enjoying the cheeseboard with my family. Unfortunately, I came down with the nasty head cold that weekend when we were supposed to get together! So, the lovely cheeses were given to friends from church in Cheltenham. They thoroughly enjoyed them! I kept the brie for myself and enjoyed every last morsel!
As a follow-up to this video, I returned to the Cheeseworks in September with my husband, to introduce him to Isaak and buy some cheese. We discovered a new cheddar that was delicious called Isle of Mull. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment ❤️
Cheshire cheese....melted under the grill on toasted bread........scrumptalicious.
Melted cheese is my love language! I did a taste test video when my American friend came to visit and we tasted Cheshire cheese. Along with sticky toffee pudding cheese! That was interesting.
@@MagentaOtterTravels I saw your video about sticky toffee pudding. Lol.
@@alneal100 yes, I am in love with sticky toffee pudding. And I'm obsessed with cheese! So when I found out there was a sticky toffee cheese, of course I had to try it!
A baked Tunworth with truffle honey - unbeatable!
Any baked cheese or melty cheese is heavenly... will have to try a Tunworth sometime. Sounds good! Thanks for watching and commenting!
If you don't eat the rind on a Stilton then you can use it for soup/
Great idea!!!
I'm really interested in the cranberry cheese, looks like a great selection! Love your necklace as well :)
Yes you must try the cranberry Wensleydale and watch Wallace & Grommet! The beautiful necklace and earrings were a Christmas gift from my very thoughtful son ❤️
Cranberries flavour cheese wonderfully.
Excellent video!! Thank you for sharing this amazing cheese shop! I can't wait to visit one day.
Thanks for watching! It's definitely a very special place... with a vast assortment of awesome cheese!
Hi Dara. Have you tried Welsh Rarebit? No rabbit! It's grated cheese mixed with a splash of Worcester Sauce and a little mustard. All mixed together on a low heat then spread over a slice of crusty bread toasted on one side and grilled until it bubbles and just darkens in parts. Traditionally made a meal in Wales when you couldn't afford meat (rabbit).
Peter Symonds I don’t think I have ever had it before. Next time I am in Wales, I must try it! Would a pub be the best place to get it?
@@MagentaOtterTravelsOften available as Pub Grub but the last time I bought one was at the Bistro in a M&S on the outskirts of Cardiff. It came with some UK pickled beetroot with chunky fries as an option
@@petersymonds4975 Welsh Rarebit is actually made with butter and flour into a Roux or a Panada, then beer is added to make a really thick sauce, then Cheddar Cheese, Worcestershire sauce, English mustard and pepper are added, this is then spread on the one sided toast and grilled until hot and bubbly. This is the proper way to make it. It should "Puff" up due to the roux mixture and should be creamy in texture. Obviously this is more work than the way you do it but otherwise its just cheese on toast. With all due respect.
Well, Dara, this was great. I don’t know what would be my personal favorite - but I am certainly glad I’m having pizza for lunch today!! :-)
haha
I’m also a cheese aficionado. I love tangy goats cheese and punchy blues.
What’s your favourite blue? What do you think of Oxford blue? I meant to try it this summer and didn’t get a chance…
@@MagentaOtterTravels I tried it a few years ago, it was very nice. I love a vintage Stilton and Danish Blue too. Have you tried Dolcelatte? It’s an Italian soft blue.
No but that sounds wonderful!
Very interesting
I learnt so much that day! I felt lucky I could film it before a month before the pandemic.
Dara,I love cheese too. Why have I never been to this shop? I loved Isaac’s passion for his subject. I’m sure your cheese board was a great success.x
You simply must go there! Tell them a Magenta Otter sent you 😂
Perfect description of Stinking Bishop; tastes delicious but smells like like a stinky shoe. Based on the fantastic selection, this must be one of the best cheese shops in the UK. Vivat blue cheeses and a good port.
Gerry Mccartney it IS a great cheese shop! I feel very fortunate to have it in my home away from home of Cheltenham.❤️
I lived in Berkshire and didn't know they made a soft cheese there. Well, I'm going to have to check that out next year. And I love cheese, too! My favorite food!
Christy Patton I love the cheese tasting... and the stories! I just discovered a couple new cheddars I loved on my most recent trip! ❤️🧀
if you go to Hawes (the home of Wensleydale cheese) in Yorkshire they have a large area where you can taste different cheese s free
john e Lawler that sounds fun! I do love Wensleydale!
I wonder if John Cleese has been here 😀
Great question!! I didn't know about the Monty Python cheese shop sketch until after I filmed this video. I watched it and found it HILARIOUS! Thanks so much for watching. I hope you subscribe and stick around for more cheesiness ;-) Cheers! Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels I had no idea there were people on this planet who hadn't seen it!! So glad I could awaken you to this bastion of cheesiness 😎
Amazing cheese knowledge! You were in your element!x
I agree! I’m so glad I was able to film this video before the pandemic! It was really fun tasting all the cheeses, and Izaak is quite the cheese encyclopedia!!
I love cheese, too. I like a strong cheese, but not one that tastes like old sweat socks or manure. My dad used to say that Lynburger Cheese (and I don’t know if I spelled it right) was made by aging it under a pile of manure. Anyway, I like a good blue cheese, a very sharp cheddar, and a strong and/or sharp Swiss. I wish I knew more and was brave enough to try more cheeses. Right now they only cause my sinuses to have more problems.
That’s so funny, because my mother told me about the fact that Limburger was the smelliest cheese in the world when I was a little girl! I grew up in northern Illinois, and we frequently visited Wisconsin and ate cheese from the various cheese factories around. So fun! 🧀
I am a big cheese lover. My favourite is Wensleydale with cranberries. I live quite close to where the Nottinghamshire Stiltons are made but have never really been a fan although it do like the Beauvale and other blue cheeses. Once went to a little food store in the Caribbean and found Cropwell Bishop Stilton. Guess it must travel well.
That’s funny! Yes, a long way for that cheese to travel! Wensleydale with cranberries is one of the few good British cheeses that we can get easily in the US! 😋 be sure to watch today’s cheese tasting video! It’s pretty funny. And might have some thing new you will want to try th-cam.com/video/6kLQ9jY-rhU/w-d-xo.html
I would love to try the Waterloo, the Brie. Stilton is the only blue cheese I eat so bring that on as well! Fascinating knowledge on the various cheeses. How great it would be to walk into the shop as you did and have an in depth discussion before buying anything. If I still lived in the UK (I moved to Turkey) I think a trip to Cheltenham would be necessary!
Thanks for watching and commenting! I didn't even know Stilton was a blue cheese before my visit, so it was a great learning experience for me! I can't wait to go back :-) What is it like living in Turkey?
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hot during the summer, cold in the winter! I live on the Mediterranean coast so we get the best weather. People are very friendly (so long as you are) and everything is pretty relaxed. A lot of Turks have little idea on how to drive but once all the tourists go home it can be very pleasant driving around. Compared to the UK and probably the USA it can all seem a bit chaotic and of course the language can be a problem (you need to be good at charades hen shopping sometimes). Lived here 12 years and no regrets or second thoughts!!
A presentable young man who knows his cheeses but on three separate occasions probably due to nerves being filmed scratched his nose ear and face then continued to handle the cheeses. Even before covid19 that’s a no no.
I hear you. I filmed this before Covid (when I was already a germaphobe)... but yeah.
I have a soft spot for Wensleydale as its my counties cheese but you just can't beat a good old cheddar or a good Stilton for flavour.
Absolutely! That’s why you need a cheeseboard with all three 😉👍🧀🧀🧀
Fruit does not belong in cheese.. especially Wensleydale.
It's OK to be a purist. I respect that. Some folks were upset by the Sticky Toffee Puddings with bananas and whatnot in them. Just like some people don't like fruit in their scones. Personal preference. I found out yesterday there is a sticky toffee pudding type of cheese... now THAT is something I don't want in my cheese! haha
@@MagentaOtterTravels And I support that statement wholeheartedly..😂👍" and yes you have a point about the cheese..but I like the savouriness of the cheese as a counterpoint to what ever the accompaniment is with it.. it is good to be different though..I love a strong cheddar or Wensleydale with a rich fruitcake...ie Christmas cake.. a very Northern/ Yorkshire thing.. 😊
@@Ionabrodie69 oh yes! I have heard of that from other Yorkshire natives. I would probably like that if I didn’t despise fruitcake… LOL sorry… typical American 😆😬
@@MagentaOtterTravels Nah, plenty of Brits don’t like it either... 🤷♀️😂
@@Ionabrodie69 Thanks for saying that. It makes me feel better!
Hi I’m from Cheltenham and I haven’t been to the shop the manager was a natural 👍
Why hello! thank you for your comment. I’m always so excited to hear from a fellow Cheltonian! This cheese shop is amazing and Izaak is brilliant! I hope you have the chance to visit sometime. I’m back home in Texas now, but we lived in our flat in Cheltenham this summer. I filmed a lot of content about Cheltenham, as well as the Cotswolds. I will be doing a Cotswolds series and also a Cheltenham series in the coming months. I hope you subscribe and stick around! Also, next Friday’s video about Knaresborough is I’m going to be pretty great❤️.
Cheers
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Dara
When he first started saying pear tree. I thought he was was saying poetry, like the queen would say it. But I guess he really meant pear tree.
MrCordell1 yes, I LOVE Isaak’s accent so much. And the pear tree made him smell like pears 😂
@@MagentaOtterTravels I was in Cheltenham before CheeseWorks, but I love cheese too. We recently went to a cheese factory in Monroe, WI owned by a guy from Switzerland. He also has an award winning cheese.
MrCordell1 that’s so cool! I love cheese factories. Although I thought the Tillamook cheese factory in Oregon was a bit smelly😂
Red Cheshire
Nice! Are you from Cheshire or have you been there?
@@MagentaOtterTravels i live in Cheshire and absolutely love Cheshire cheese crumbled into a beat egg add black pepper and chives melt in microwave and spread on crumpets delicious.
Really enjoyed that.
Thanks very much
Thank YOU for watching and taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy a few other vids on my channel as well ;-)
Try some hard cheese, Cheshire, Wensleydale or Crumbly Lancashire cheese, on Maltloaf or what seems to be a 'Yorkshire thing' on a slice of fruit cake,,you will be amazed!
Oh, that does sound delicious! Have you seen my video from June when I made Yorkshire puddings with my friend in Yorkshire? It was pretty epic 😂
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@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, and 10/10 for the Yorkshire puddings! Not sure if its unique to Yorkshire, but we tend to put cheese on top of crumpets, fruit cake and Soreen maltloaf, great on top of hot buttered crumpets!
Lovely cheese board , can I come for dinner please? Lol
At the moment I am back in Texas, and far away from my favourite cheese shop in Cheltenham, sadly! However, I have kept several wooden boards in my flat in Cheltenham so that I can have cheese parties frequently during the summer with friends and family 💖
Being from the Midlands, I like Red Leicester cheese.. not as much as Stilton though. Steak and Stilton with a glass of port mmmmmmmm
I love regional cheeses! We have spent a lot of time in Herefordshire, and Ian's ancestors are from Birmingham. We need to make it to Leicester some day for a visit. What county do you live in now?
Oh yes!
Is his surname Cheeseman? It should be.
Yes it should!
At Christmas time working in the coal mine I used to make a sandwich consisting of a slice of Christmas cake a slice of cheese and half a apple sliced, the mine is no longer open but my memory of that delicious sandwich lives on.
That does sound lovely and interesting! I had to look up Christmas cake to see what that is! Fruit cake, right? Here is my American version of my favourite holiday sandwich.... Thanksgiving leftovers of sliced roast turkey breast, stuffing, cranberry sauce and lots of mayonnaise on the bread. Delicious! Now I'm hungry!! Thanks for your comment. Where did you work the mines? I've been curious about mining ever since visiting Cornwall...
@@MagentaOtterTravels I am thinking about re-opening the coal just so as i could take your delicious sounding sandwich underground with me I would probably have to share it with the multitude of mice that lived in the mine but Thanksgiving and Christmas are times for sharing right ?, I worked in the Durham coalfield a few hundred miles North of beatiful Cornwall where they mainly mined tin.
I could stay in there all day, love the Wensleydale with Cranberries and any smoked cheese...I had a pear cheese once and an apple cheese which I loved , always think apples and pears go well with cheese 😋😋💕
Yes, apples and cheese are lovely together! Growing up we put grated cheddar on applesauce! I know that is weird.... In some regions of the US you might get served a slice of cheddar with hot apple pie as well!
@@MagentaOtterTravels always have slices of apple on my cheeseboard, good with grapes as well....pears I love with little gem lettuce, sweet baby tomatoes, cucumber and walnuts drizzled kin ranch sauce mixed with olive oil 😋💕
How fun! I just love cheese shops - all the different shapes, colors, and labels and of course the samples. I wish we had a cheese shop closer to where we live.
Me too! I can go to Whole Foods or Central Market here in Texas but they are not close by and OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive for good cheese! I loved the fact you shared about how many types of cheese there are in Britain. It really is astonishing! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! - Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels we also go to Whole Foods ($$$) and even our Safeway has a decent selection. My favorite though is the Cheese Shop in Carmel. Hundreds of cheeses to choose from. Always stop when we vacation there.
Blue Gloucester is my fav cheese. a double Gloucester nod to stilton.
No way! As a resident of Gloucestershire I am embarrassed to not know about this!!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels I actually went to buy some today where i always get mine but none there. They had two other types instead that looked the same, maybe supermarket branding only? Blue Shropshire and Barnstone Blue. Unfortunately although i can buy a lot of local cheeses and a few like mentioned above there isnt a specialist independent shop doing an extensive national range near me.
That was really educational!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Izaak definitely took me to "cheese school" that day and I learnt so much! I'm just grateful I had that opportunity a month before this wretched pandemic started! I hope you continue to watch other videos on my channel. I put a lot of work into making my Gloucester Cathedral video really "educational" as well as fun. I hope you check it out!
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Dara
England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses.
Cheddar Cheese was first made in the town of Cheddar in 1170 so Cheddar Cheese is 852 years old!
Wow I bet it’s gotten really moldy in that amount of time!
By the way, I am going to visit Cheddar Gorge in a couple weeks and I’m very excited about it!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yeah its now known as Blue Cheddar 🤣🤣
You'll love the Gorge, do pick a nice day when it's sunny and hot for the best experience though.
I used to work in the Cheddar Cheese Cafe in the summer when I was 16 for my boss of the private school I used to work in, in Clevedon. During my lunch hours I would regularly walk up and down the Gorge and enjoy the sunshine. It's such a lovely place imo.
Axbridge is also a quaint little place if you're driving through, I used to stay at my bosses house there.
There's some lovely little lakes nearby that are worth a visit if you have time to kill.
Maybe one day you'll visit WSM... Lol!!! Although there's not much here apart from the beach and the pier.
@@OblivionGate We have the week all scheduled out and have made appointments with various people were meeting up with. So, I won’t have time to kill, and I won’t be able to work around the weather. I’m just expecting it to be sunny! Lol
As for WSM, I have a secret plan to go there next week, but Ian is not in agreement, so we’ll see how that goes… 😉
@@MagentaOtterTravels Tell Ian he doesn't know what he's missing, it's like the Bahamas in WSM... Bwaahaahaa!! 😂😂😂
@@OblivionGate yeah, he knows better! Have you watched the TV series The Café that is set in WSM?
lovely video and Isaac so knowledgable!
Isn’t he a charming cheese encyclopedia?! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This video is a bit cheesy. ha ha
No it’s VERY cheesy! In all meanings of the word! ❤️🧀
No trip to Cheddar then ?
Not since I have had a TH-cam channel! Unfortunately, my husband is not as much of a cheese freak as I am! But next summer when my friend comes to visit, I hope we can visit cheddar gorge and Wookey hole! Have you seen my visit to the cheese vending machine in Devon? th-cam.com/video/VNUWvpMTc3w/w-d-xo.html
More cheese vicar!! 😋😋🤣
AMEN! PREACH!!!
He knows his cheese
Yes! Izaak is a veritable cheese encyclopedia!
you must go to an english food feastival ludlow is one of my faverits its in the grounds of a medieval castle there are hundreds of different cheeses and ciders plus lots of other food
Great idea! I do love Ludlow. I have been enjoying all the delicious cheeses at farmers markets and farm shops this summer!! Thanks for your comment!
mountain gorgonzola
Sounds delicious!
@@MagentaOtterTravels A Creamy soft Blue Cheese from northern Italy with a kick like Stilton & Bites back like Vintage Chedder !!
Have you had Oxford Blue?
Too bad the sound is half-covered by this turbinelike humming…
Yeah, I was such a newb that I was working with the wrong audio equipment and my approach was all wrong. It was one of the first videos I shot with other people! Sorry about the lousy sound quality😬
Can you study 'cheeses' at University? - if you can, I am sure Isaac would come out with distinction.
Yes, Isaak could be a cheese professor! I was grateful for his tutorial! And SO grateful that I shot this video when I did... not knowing a global pandemic was about to hit a month later!!! Now I couldn't do that same cheese tasting. Thanks for your comment! I hope you subscribe for unlimited cheesiness on my channel! Cheers! XX Dara